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Cargo ships sinks in Philippines
Mar 20 2007 11:22PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A cargo ship sank in the northern Philippines on Wednesday, leaving one crewman dead and five missing, the coast guard said. Thirteen others were rescued.
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Group seeks release of Chinese activist
Mar 20 2007 10:28PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A rights group appealed Wednesday for the release of a Chinese activist sentenced to six years in prison after he was accused of posting subversive articles on the Internet.
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More suicide bombers enter Afghanistan
Mar 20 2007 10:19PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Suicide bombers are crossing the border from Pakistan into Afghanistan with increasing frequency, launching attacks directed against foreign military convoys with funding from abroad, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a report to the Security Council on Tuesday.
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Nuclear talks stall over N. Korea money
Mar 20 2007 10:00PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Talks on disarming North Korea's nuclear program remained stalled Wednesday, stuck over a dispute on when $25 million of Pyongyang's funds will be released from a Macau bank.
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Dean at top Chinese university fired
Mar 20 2007 9:53PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A dean at one of China's most prestigious universities has been fired after criticizing the school's administration on his blog.
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Taliban demands met for journalist
Mar 20 2007 7:32PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Afghan government agreed to some Taliban demands in a deal to secure the release of a kidnapped Italian journalist, but one prisoner the militants wanted freed preferred to remain in jail, an official said Tuesday.
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46 die in militant clash in Pakistan
Mar 20 2007 10:34AM (CT)
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - Local and foreign militants fought a gunbattle in northwestern Pakistan, leaving at least 46 dead, officials said Tuesday, the second clash this month in an area where the government is urging tribesmen to move against al-Qaida-linked fighters.
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Pakistani ruler won't delay elections
Mar 20 2007 8:47AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's military ruler said he will not declare a state of emergency or delay elections amid a growing crisis over his removal of the Supreme Court's independent-minded chief justice.
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Taiwan mulls abandoning official language
Mar 20 2007 1:15AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan is considering abandoning its long-standing policy of recognizing Mandarin Chinese as the island's only official language, the premier said Tuesday, in a move that would likely anger rival China.
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China selects 2 pandas for Hong Kong zoo
Mar 20 2007 1:14AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China on Tuesday said it had selected a pair of pandas bound for Hong Kong in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the former British colony's handover to Chinese rule.
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